If you enjoy tasting great wines in beautiful surroundings, then you are in the right city for one of the best events on the wine calendar. The Sommeliers Selection wine tasting festival is heading back to Johannesburg for the third year and promises to be bigger and better than ever and with a range of wines to suit every palate and pocket. The Sommeliers Selection is the only South African wine competition judged solely by a panel of South Africa’s top sommeliers, in categories fashioned around the perfect varietals for a restaurant wine menu. This year, more than 300 wines from 120 of the country’s top wine estates were entered into the contest which was held in Cape Town in June. Winning wines to be sampled at the Gauteng tastings come from over 50 farms and include the likes of Almenkerk, Babylonstoren, De Grendel, Eikendal, Glen Carlou, Jan Harmsgat, L’Avenir,…
Africa’s largest foodie event, the Good Food And Wine Show is back this July and promises to be the best culinary experience. The Good Food & Wine Show (GF&WS), the longest standing food event in South Africa, returns to Joburg from the 28th to the 30th July at the Ticketpro Dome and brings with it more exciting exhibitions, international chefs and gourmet food and wine. Visitors can expect a higher standard of content as the organisers have decided to split the show this year into nine different areas – market, street food, gourmet, baking, kids, wellness, lifestyle, wine and beer and alcohol. In addition to the nine exhibition areas, there is a cross cutting theme throughout the entire show and the theme for this year is Food Waste as it is one of the major challenges for sustainability and social growth. And that’s not all. The GF&WS will be attended by…